Gymnocalycium zegarrae
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Gymnocalycium zegarrae is a species of plant in the genus Gymnocalycium from the cactus family(Cactaceae).
description
Gymnocalycium zegarrae grows individually with gray-green, spherical shoots that reach heights of 6 to 10 centimeters (rarely up to 25 centimeters) with a diameter of 11 to 18 centimeters (rarely up to 30 centimeters). The 13 to 22 ribs are divided into distinct humps. The elliptical areoles on it are 1 centimeter long and covered with light gray felt. The single central spine is awl, rigid and 2.5 to 3 centimeters (rarely up to 5 centimeters) long. The eight or so awl, rigid and somewhat curved radial spines are comb-shaped and radiate laterally.
The broad, bell-shaped to cup-shaped, funnel-shaped flowers are white to pale pink in color and have a magenta throat. They reach a length of 3 to 4.5 centimeters. Your flower tube is short. The spherical to egg-shaped fruits are green to blue-green and occasionally turn orange or red when fully ripe. They are up to 2 centimeters long and tear vertically. The fruits contain white pulp .
Distribution and systematics
Gymnocalycium zegarrae is common in southern Bolivia .
It was first described in 1958 by Martín Cárdenas . The following subspecies are distinguished:
- Gymnocalycium zegarrae subsp. zegarrae
- Gymnocalycium zegarrae subsp. millaresii (Cárdenas) H.Till & W.Till
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literature
- Edward F. Anderson : The Great Cactus Lexicon . Eugen Ulmer KG, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-8001-4573-1 , p. 330 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Cacti and other succulents . Volume 9, Number 2, 1958, pp. 21-22.
